Archive for December 2012
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December 21, 2012
Ed Secretary Duncan proposes new accountability rules on grant money
In an effort to tighten up performance benchmarks that schools, districts and states may have to reach in exchange for federal funds, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan has proposed a new rule that would increase accountability while also giving grant recipients some new flexibility in meeting the mandates.
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December 19, 2012
Schools look for legislative fix of ruling invalidating tiered parcel taxes
Advocates for public schools are looking for help from the Legislature to blunt the impact of a ruling earlier this month jeopardizing a number of parcel tax measures supporting districts statewide.
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December 18, 2012
New science standards on final leg toward adoption
The second draft of new national science curriculum standards, developed in part by a team from California, is set to be released the first week in January for statewide public review.
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December 18, 2012
RTTT fund, I3 grants among those targeted for federal audits
Federal auditors will focus attention in 2013 on selected recipients of grants issued under the Race to the Top competition, Vocational Rehabilitation State Grant Program and the Investing in Innovation fund.
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December 16, 2012
With NCLB waiver all but dead, state officials look to soften federal sanctions
In a largely overlooked action last month, the California State Board of Education formally designated another 56 local educational agencies as failing as defined by the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
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December 14, 2012
State board approved three out of four ed waivers in 2011
School districts submitted nearly 900 applications for waivers from various elements of the state's Education Code in 2011 with the California State Board of Education granting its approval 75 percent of the time.
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December 13, 2012
New CTE standards reflect fast-moving tech changes, higher academic goals
After almost two years of work, state officials have completed proposed revisions of the Career Technical Education curriculum standards encompassing the addition of several new pathways including game design and integration.
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December 13, 2012
Last of the school construction money going out
The board that approves state construction funding for California schools on Wednesday issued the bulk of its remaining cash to 90 districts, effectively ending for now the pool of money set aside to match local contributions.
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December 11, 2012
Non-profit ed collaboration recruits, connects top school leaders
Three top nonprofit education organizations have teamed up to create a system that not only recruits and trains top students and skilled professionals for leadership roles in the field but connects them to those opportunities and allows them to easily network with each other to share information and practices nationwide.
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